denoland/deno · error

No target files found.

Error message

No target files found.

What it means

Error "No target files found." thrown in denoland/deno.

Source

Thrown at cli/tools/fmt.rs:205

  maybe_show_format_confirmation(cli_options, fmt_flags)?;

  let members_fmt_options =
    cli_options.resolve_fmt_options_for_members(fmt_flags)?;
  let mut paths_with_options_batches =
    Vec::with_capacity(members_fmt_options.len());
  for (_ctx, member_fmt_options) in members_fmt_options {
    let files =
      collect_fmt_files(cli_options, member_fmt_options.files.clone());
    if !files.is_empty() {
      paths_with_options_batches.push(PathsWithOptions {
        base: member_fmt_options.files.base.clone(),
        paths: files,
        options: member_fmt_options,
      });
    }
  }
  if paths_with_options_batches.is_empty() && !fmt_flags.permit_no_files {
    return Err(anyhow!("No target files found."));
  }
  Ok(paths_with_options_batches)
}

fn maybe_show_format_confirmation(
  cli_options: &CliOptions,
  fmt_flags: &FmtFlags,
) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
  if fmt_flags.check
    || !fmt_flags.files.include.is_empty()
    || cli_options.workspace().deno_jsons().next().is_some()
    || cli_options.workspace().package_jsons().next().is_some()
  {
    return Ok(());
  }

  let confirm_result =
    util::console::confirm(util::console::ConfirmOptions {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/tools/fmt.rs:205 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of denoland/deno@89f33cbef2 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a68d3df8636d6dfe. Report an issue: GitHub.